Alexander Heffner

Alexander Heffner

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Alexander Heffner, a senior at Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass., is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Scoop08.com, an online national student newspaper dedicated to coverage of the 2008 presidential election. Its advisory board includes former U.S. Senators Gary Hart and Alan Simpson as well as journalists Jonathan Alter, Frank Rich, and Judy Woodruff. Heffner has interviewed prominent figures in politics, journalism, and academic life, including Douglas Brinkley, Doris Kearns Goodwin, James Leach, Bob Kerrey, Jim Lehrer, Helen Thomas, John Zogby, and Mort Zuckerman, among others. In 2007, Heffner served as an online writer for Columbia Journalism Review. He has been interviewed about 2008 presidential politics and the youth vote by CNN, BBC, CBC, XM POTUS08, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Reuters. For his work in journalism and politics, he was recently named a "Young Person Who Rocks" by CNN.

Blog Entries by Alexander Heffner

A McCain Court: Likely Less Than Maverick

Posted April 9, 2008 | 03:28 PM (EST)

Unlike Sens. Clinton and Obama, John McCain is not a lawyer. However, his years in lawmaking as an Arizona Congressman and Senator surpass those of his two prospective opponents combined.

Over his two decades in Congress, McCain has been called a maverick, one whose views do not always take...

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